Missouri Grain

JC_GR110     
Jefferson City, MO    Wed May 02, 2012    MO Dept of Ag/USDA Market News

Missouri Grain
Cash Bids Paid to Producers, cents per bushel (Grain Sorghum per hundred)

Daily Trends:  Soybeans .15 to .24 lower, Wheat .26 to .35 lower, 
               Corn .28 lower to .07 higher, Sorghum .17 lower to .16 higher.

           US 1 Yellow  US 1 Hard Red   US 2 Soft  US 2 Yellow  US 2 Grain
              Soybeans   Winter Wheat   Red Wheat     Corn        Sorghum

St. Joseph    14.62-14.70     ----       ----        6.29         -----
Kansas City      14.87        5.99       5.90      6.32-6.37   10.21-10.30
St. Louis     15.06-15.08     ----       6.30      6.61-6.69      10.39
CENTRAL      
 Glasgow         14.56      -----        5.55*       6.30         -----
 Marshall        14.64      -----        5.40*       6.19         -----
 Slater          14.75      -----        5.60        6.37         -----
SOUTHWEST      
 Lamar           14.45      -----        5.60        6.17          9.41
 Golden City     14.40      -----        5.71        6.02         10.00
 Lockwood        14.40      -----        5.71        6.02         10.00
NORTH CENTRAL    
 Hale            14.49      -----        5.43*       6.20         -----
 Macon           14.56      -----        5.63*       6.32         -----
SOUTH EAST BARGE   
 Caruthersville  14.99      -----        6.24        6.43         -----
 Cape Girardeau  15.00      -----        6.20        6.58         -----
 Buffalo Island  14.96      -----        6.19        6.47         -----
SOUTH EAST    
 Dudley          14.67      -----        6.05*       6.17         -----
NORTH EAST     
 Shelbina        14.69      -----        5.79*       6.32         -----
 Kahoka          -----      -----        ----        ----         -----
 Laddonia        14.80      -----        5.77*       6.50         -----
NORTH EAST BARGE    
 La Grange       14.80      -----        ----        6.45         -----
 Louisiana       14.80      -----        6.02        6.47         10.00
 Gregory Landing 14.83      -----        5.99        6.41         -----
NORTH WEST
 Hopkins         14.40      -----        ----        6.02         -----
 Bethany         14.36      -----        ----        6.11         -----
 Richmond        14.75      -----        5.60        6.52         -----
WEST CENTRAL
 Waverly         14.60      -----        5.54*       6.21         -----
 Alma            14.60      -----        5.40*       6.14         -----
 Adrian          14.59      -----        5.55*       6.37         -----

*denotes new crop when specified 

Source: MO Dept of Ag Market News Service, Jefferson City, MO
        Sarah Wilkinson, Market Reporter, 573-751-5618
        24 Hour Recorded Report 1-573-522-9244
        www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/JC_GR110.txt

1. U.S. cattle placements rise in April as feed costs subside
2. Beef bull management refresher
3. Beef research and resources update
4. Workshop to discuss nutrient application, management, stewardship
5. Help for flood affected farmers
6. Representative Lucas discusses new Farm Bill

1. New school lunch beef recipes win approval from kids, foodservice
2. Prices for corn and soybeans, five years from now
3. The relationship between retail gasoline prices and futures prices
4. Drier weather to give big boost to U.S. corn plantings
5. Domestic ethanol production starts to grow again
6. Agriculture is expected to remain strong in the coming decade

1. Insects. They’re what’s for dinner!
2. Tyson selects panel to monitor animal welfare program
3. World food supply depends on character, virtuous leadership
4. Commentary: Slanting the statistics
5. Buffet concerned about soil and starvation
6. Cold spring stunts upper Midwest hay crop